Ground Layer Adaptive Optics; Large Binocular Telescope; Laser guide star; Adaptive corrections; Ground-layer adaptive optics; Large binocular telescope; Multi-object spectrograph; Near Infrared; Rayleigh laser guide stars; Wide field; Control and Systems Engineering; Instrumentation; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Space and Planetary Science; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Mechanical Engineering
Abstract :
[en] ARGOS is the laser guide star facility of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). It implements a Rayleigh Laser Guide Star system that provides Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) correction for the LUCIs, the 2 wide-field near-infrared imagers and multi-object spectrographs installed on the 2 eyes of LBT. In this paper we describe how LBT's adaptive optics operations have been tailored to ARGOS's use cases based on the experience developed during over the ARGOS commissioning. We focus on all the aspects that are influenced by the use of the Laser Guide Stars, from collimation to acquisition and LGS guiding and we details the sequences to start, pause and resume the adaptive correction.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Busoni, L.; INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
Bonaglia, M.; INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
Borelli, J.; Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
Deysenroth, M.; Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany
Esposito, S.; INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
Gaessler, W.; Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
Gemperlein, H.; Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany
Kulas, M.; Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
Lefebvre, M.; Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, Tucson, United States
Mazzoni, T.; INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
Orban De Xivry, Gilles ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) ; Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany
Peter, D.; Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
Puglisi, A.; INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
Raab, W.; European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Rabien, S.; Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany
Rahmer, G.; Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, Tucson, United States
Sivitilli, A.; Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
Storm, J.; Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik, Postdam, Germany
Ziegleder, J.; Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany
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